List of Ministers of Social Affairs of the Netherlands
The Minister of Social Affairs and Employment (Dutch: Minister van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid) is the head of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers. The current Minister is Wouter Koolmees of the Democrats 66 (D66) who has been in office since 26 October 2017. Regularly a State Secretary is assigned to the Ministry who is tasked with specific portfolios.[1]
Minister of Social Affairs and Employment of the Netherlands Minister van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid | |
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Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment | |
Flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment | |
Style | His/Her Excellency |
Member of | Council of Ministers |
Appointer | Mark Rutte as Prime Minister |
Formation | 25 September 1918 |
First holder | Piet Aalberse as Minister of Labour |
Salary | €157,287 (As of 2017) (including €4,193 of expenses) |
Website | Minister of Social Affairs and Employment |
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Several prominent people who served as Minister of Social Affairs are: Carl Romme (Catholic Leader), Dolf Joekes (co-founder of the Labour Party), Gerard Veldkamp (prominent politician), Jan de Koning (prominent politician), Ad Melkert (Labour Leader), Piet Hein Donner (prominent politician), Henk Kamp (prominent politician) and Lodewijk Asscher (Labour Leader) including multiple (future) Prime Ministers: Willem Drees, Louis Beel and Joop den Uyl.
List of Ministers of Social Affairs
List of Ministers of Social Affairs
- Resigned
- Acting
- Ad Interim
- Deputy Prime Minister
- Acting Deputy Prime Minister from 1 November 2019 until 14 May 2020
- Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
- Minister for Kingdom Relations
- Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport from 16 October 2002 until 27 May 2003
- Appointed as acting Minister of the Interior
- Appointed as Minister of the Interior
Living former Ministers of Social Affairs
Minister of Social Affairs | Term | Age |
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Bert de Vries | 1989–1994 | 29 March 1938 |
Ad Melkert | 1994–1998 | 12 February 1956 |
Klaas de Vries | 1998–2000 | 28 April 1943 |
Willem Vermeend | 2000–2002 | 21 December 1948 |
Aart Jan de Geus | 2002–2007 | 28 July 1955 |
Piet Hein Donner | 2007–2010 | 20 October 1948 |
Henk Kamp | 2010–2012 | 23 July 1952 |
Lodewijk Asscher | 2012–2017 | 27 September 1974 |
List of State Secretaries for Social Affairs
State Secretary for Social Affairs |
Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
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Dr. Piet Muntendam (1901–1986) |
• Primary Healthcare • Elderly Care • Disability Policy |
1 April 1950 – 15 September 1951 |
Labour Party | Willem Drees (Drees–Van Schaik) [16][17] | ||
Dr. Aat van Rhijn (1892–1986) |
• Social Security • Unemployment • Occupational Safety • Social Services |
15 February 1950 – 15 September 1951 |
Labour Party | |||
State Secretary for Social Affairs and Health |
Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
Dr. Piet Muntendam (1901–1986) |
• Primary Healthcare • Elderly Care • Disability Policy |
15 September 1951 – 1 October 1953 [Res] |
Labour Party | Willem Drees (Drees I • II) [17][18] | ||
Dr. Aat van Rhijn (1892–1986) |
• Social Security • Unemployment • Occupational Safety • Social Services |
15 September 1951 – 22 December 1958 |
Labour Party | Willem Drees (Drees I • II • III) [17][18][19] | ||
Vacant | ||||||
Bauke Roolvink (1912–1979) |
• Social Security • Unemployment • Occupational Safety • Social Services |
15 June 1959 – 24 July 1963 |
Anti-Revolutionary Party |
Jan de Quay (De Quay) [21] | ||
Dr. Louis Bartels (1915–2002) |
• Primary Healthcare • Elderly Care • Disability Policy • Medical Ethics |
3 September 1963 – 5 April 1967 |
Catholic People's Party |
Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) [22] | ||
Jo Cals (Cals) [23] | ||||||
Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) [24] | ||||||
Dr. José de Meijer (1915–2000) |
• Occupational Safety • Public Organisations |
15 November 1963 – 5 April 1967 |
Catholic People's Party |
Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) [22] | ||
Jo Cals (Cals) [23] | ||||||
Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) [24] | ||||||
Dr. Roelof Kruisinga (1922–2012) |
• Primary Healthcare • Elderly Care • Disability Policy • Medical Ethics |
18 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 |
Christian Historical Union |
Piet de Jong (De Jong) [25] | ||
State Secretary for Social Affairs |
Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
Koos Rietkerk (1927–1986) |
• Social Security • Unemployment • Occupational Safety |
28 July 1971 – 23 April 1973 [Res] |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II) [26] | ||
Jan Mertens (1916–2000) |
• Social Security • Occupational Safety |
11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977 |
Catholic People's Party |
Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) [27] | ||
Louw de Graaf (1930–2020) |
• Social Security • Occupational Safety |
28 December 1977 – 11 September 1981 |
Anti-Revolutionary Party |
Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) [28] | ||
Christian Democratic Appeal | ||||||
State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment |
Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
Ien Dales (1931–1994) |
• Social Security • Unemployment • Elderly Care • Disability Policy |
11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982 [Res] |
Labour Party | Dries van Agt (Van Agt II) [29] | ||
Hedy d'Ancona (born 1937) |
• Occupational Safety • Adult Education • Equality • Emancipation |
11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982 [Res] |
Labour Party | |||
Piet van Zeil (1927–2012) |
• Occupational Safety • Elderly Care • Disability Policy |
12 June 1982 – 4 November 1982 [State Secretary] |
Christian Democratic Appeal |
Dries van Agt (Van Agt III) [30] | ||
Louw de Graaf (1930–2020) |
• Social Security • Unemployment • Occupational Safety |
5 November 1982 – 3 February 1987 [App] |
Christian Democratic Appeal |
Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I • II) [31][32] | ||
6 May 1987 – 1 October 1989 [Res] | ||||||
Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello (1936–1990) |
• Disability Policy • Family Policy • Equality • Emancipation |
8 November 1982 – 14 July 1986 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I) [31] | ||
Elske ter Veld (1944–2017) |
• Social Services • Equality • Emancipation |
7 November 1989 – 4 June 1993 [Res] |
Labour Party | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) [33] | ||
Jacques Wallage (born 1946) |
9 June 1993 – 22 August 1994 |
Labour Party | ||||
Robin Linschoten (born 1956) |
• Social Security • Unemployment • Occupational Safety |
22 August 1994 – 28 June 1998 [Res] |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Wim Kok (Kok I) [34] | ||
Frank de Grave (born 1955) |
2 July 1996 – 3 August 1998 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ||||
Hans Hoogervorst (born 1956) |
• Social Security • Occupational Safety • Social Services |
3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Wim Kok (Kok II) [35] | ||
Annelies Verstand (born 1949) |
• Unemployment • Equality • Emancipation |
3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
Democrats 66 | |||
Mark Rutte (born 1967) |
• Social Security • Unemployment • Occupational Safety • Social Services |
22 July 2002 – 17 June 2004 [App] |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I) [36] | ||
Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende II) [37] | ||||||
Henk van Hoof (born 1947) |
17 June 2004 – 22 February 2007 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ||||
Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende III) [38] | ||||||
Philomena Bijlhout (born 1957) |
• Family Policy • Equality • Emancipation |
22 July 2002 – 24 July 2002 [Res] |
Pim Fortuyn List | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I) [36] | ||
Khee Liang Phoa (born 1955) |
9 September 2002 – 27 May 2003 |
Pim Fortuyn List | ||||
Ahmed Aboutaleb (born 1961) |
• Social Security • Unemployment • Occupational Safety • Social Services |
22 February 2007 – 18 December 2008 [App] |
Labour Party | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) [39] | ||
Jetta Klijnsma (born 1957) |
18 December 2008 – 23 February 2010 [Res] |
Labour Party | ||||
Paul de Krom (born 1963) |
• Social Security • Unemployment • Occupational Safety • Social Services |
14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Mark Rutte (Rutte I) [41] | ||
Jetta Klijnsma (born 1957) |
• Social Security • Unemployment • Occupational Safety • Social Services • Equality • Emancipation |
5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017 |
Labour Party | Mark Rutte (Rutte II) [41] | ||
Tamara van Ark (born 1974) |
• Social Security • Unemployment • Occupational Safety • Social Services • Youth Care • Equality • Emancipation |
26 October 2017 – 9 July 2020 [App] |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Mark Rutte (Rutte III) [42] | ||
Bas van 't Wout (born 1979) |
9 July 2020 – 20 January 2021 [App] |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ||||
- Resigned
- Appointed as State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science
- Appointed as Mayor of Rotterdam
- Appointed as Minister without Portfolio for Health, Welfare and Sport
- Appointed as Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
- State Secretary for Economic Affairs
Living former State Secretaries for Social Affairs
State Secretary for Social Affairs |
Term | Age |
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Hedy d'Ancona | 1981–1982 | 1 October 1937 |
Jacques Wallage | 1993–1994 | 27 September 1946 |
Robin Linschoten | 1994–1996 | 17 October 1956 |
Frank de Grave | 1996–1998 | 27 June 1955 |
Hans Hoogervorst | 1998–2002 | 19 April 1956 |
Annelies Verstand | 1998–2002 | 8 October 1949 |
Mark Rutte | 2002–2004 | 14 February 1967 |
Philomena Bijlhout | 2002 | 13 November 1957 |
Khee Liang Phoa | 2002–2003 | 3 May 1955 |
Henk van Hoof | 2004–2007 | 9 November 1947 |
Ahmed Aboutaleb | 2007–2008 | 29 August 1961 |
Jetta Klijnsma | 2008–2010 2012–2017 |
18 March 1957 |
Paul de Krom | 2010–2012 | 10 February 1963 |
Tamara van Ark | 2017–2020 | 11 August 1974 |
Bas van 't Wout | 2020–2021 | 22 April 1979 |
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